There was a time when Tamil heroes and their dubbed movies had a strong market in Tollywood. The likes of Suriya, Vikram, Karthi and to an extent Ajith have been able to make good revenue here. But one man despite being a superstar in Kollywood has never been able to impress the Telugu audience.
He is none other than Vijay. But despite knowing his track record, one producer went ahead and took a high risk gamble. She is Shoba Rani. According to sources, Shoba has shelled out a whopping Rs 12 crores and bought the dubbed version of the film ‘Thuppakki’. The film had a simultaneous release in Tamil and Telugu.
Though there is Murugadoss brand factor as the director, the film has opened to phenomenal response in Tamil but average response in Telugu. It is heard that Shoba Rani already has one more dubbed film ‘Marina’ lying in her office. So it is not sure what made her invest so much for Vijay’s film and end up in losses.
